Australia vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
5.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.8812 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.8812 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 4.92 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 6.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 0.2755 ha per square kilometre | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 0.1823 ha per square kilometre | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | 0.5985 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 5.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.8812 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and South Africa?
- 4.92 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.